Prime Minister Boris Johnson could face a vote of no confidence, according to one of his allies. Business minister Paul Scully tonight (June 5) said Mr Johnson would win such a vote.
Some Conservative MPs have told the media a ballot on Mr Johnson's leadership could be triggered in the next week. On Friday, a section of the crowd booed Mr Johnson when he arrived at St Paul's Cathedral for a thanksgiving service for the Queen as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
It came after months of widespread public anger over Covid rule-breaking in Government buildings. In April, Mr Johnson was fined by the Metropolitan Police for attending his own birthday party in the Cabinet room in Downing Street in June 2020, when indoor gatherings were prohibited.
